April 2007
Newsletter

Hope in the Simple Things

Intense discussion. Good music and food. Great baby photos. Amazing things can happen when liberals and conservatives sit down and talk. The Rev. Chris Tuttle writes about Common Ground, an S3 Project peer group of young pastors from Columbia Theological Seminary.

SPE Spotlight

More than What Separates Us

They weren’t trying to change one another’s minds. Just understand each other a little better and stay in conversation. More about Common Ground, a peer group from the S3 SPE project.

Pastoral Leadership for Faith as a Way of Life

In this excerpt from his upcoming book, “Faith as a Way of Life: A Vision for Pastoral Leadership”, Christian Scharen offers a different model for pastoral leadership: pastor as spiritual guide.

Iris Blooming

A poem from W. Craig Gilliam.

You’re Still Invited!

You still have time to register for the conference on Faith as a Way of Life, sponsored by The Faith as a Way of Life project at Yale University’s Center for Faith and Culture. With workshops and conversations on family, work, civic life, and the arts, the conference will be held May 17-19.